Disability and COVID-19: ensuring no one is left behind

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda calls for targeted attention to the needs and rights of the most vulnerable populations to ensure a life of dignity and human security for all. In this paper, we argue that persons with disabilities are in a disproportionately vulnerable situation i...

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Published in:	Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 1 - 148
Main Authors:	Cieza, Alarcos, Kamenov, Kaloyan, Al Ghaib, Ola Abu, Aresu, Alessandra, Chatterji, Somnath, Chavez, Facundo, Clyne, Jarrod, Drew, Nathalie, Funk, Michelle, Guzman, Andrea, Guzzi, Eleonora, Khasnabis, Chapal, Mikkelsen, Bente, Minghui, Ren, Mitra, Gopal, Narahari, Priyanka, Nauk, Gisela, Priddy, Alice, Sabeh, Alaa, Reyes, Maria Soledad Cisternas, Vasquez, Javier, Widmer-Iliescu, Roxana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central Ltd 20-08-2021 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Age Cardiovascular disease Chronic illnesses Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Coronaviruses COVID-19 Dementia Disability Disabled people Emergency medical care Emergency preparedness Fatalities Handicapped accessibility Health services Health systems Human rights Infections Long term health care Medical supplies Mental health Mortality Neuromuscular diseases Pandemics Public health Sustainable development Ventilators
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Summary:	The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda calls for targeted attention to the needs and rights of the most vulnerable populations to ensure a life of dignity and human security for all. In this paper, we argue that persons with disabilities are in a disproportionately vulnerable situation in public health emergencies. By using the example of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), we explain why that is and call for the systematic consideration of the needs and rights of persons with disabilities during the response to the outbreak and during the recovery phase. Otherwise, equity will continue to be merely an aspiration during this COVID-19 emergency - as it will in future health emergencies.
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ISSN:	2049-3258 0778-7367 2049-3258
DOI:	10.1186/s13690-021-00656-7